2003 Land Rover New Range Rover: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 38 complaints
38
Total Complaints
63,348mi
Median Mileage
Differential Unit
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

49,925 25th Percentile
63,348 Median Mileage
77,470 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Differential Unit
20
Driveshaft
5
Power Train
3
Suspension
2
Driveline
2
Front
1
Transfer Case (4-Wheel Drive)
1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1
Equipment
1
Body
1

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"EXCESSIVE INNER TIRE WEAR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL WHEN IT RAINS. UNSAFE SLIPPERY FEELING, AND VEHICLE SLIDING OFF THE ROAD ON THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO REPAIR SHOP 4 TIMES, AND COULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. 3 SETS OF TIRES FOR EVERY 7 -10,000 MILES, AND DEALER ROTATED THEM. VE..."
"FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE: 2 TIMES, WITH IN 21K MILES IF EACH, FIRST REPAIR SPLITTING COST WITH LAND ROVER, SECOND TIME REPAIRED UNDER PARTS WARRANTY. NO WARNING OF FAILURE, BOTH TIMES, FIRST TIME LEFT STRANDED UNABLE TO MOVE IN BUSY INTERSECTION, SECOND TIME FAILURE OCCURRED ON I-5 AT SPEED, CAUSI..."
"WHILE CLIMBING A MOUNTAIN GRADE THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY COMPLETELY FAILED, ELIMINATING POWER TO THE DRIVE TRAIN. VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AND ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL AND ENDED UP SIDEWAYS IN A 60 MPH HIGHWAY. FORTUNATELY, THE APPROACHING TRAFFIC HAD SUFFICIENT TIME TO STOP THEREBY AVERT..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Differential Unit 20 complaints
25th: 36,250 mi Median: 52,500 mi 75th: 74,786 mi
Driveshaft 5 complaints
25th: 62,576 mi Median: 68,848 mi 75th: 75,617 mi
Power Train 3 complaints
Median: 64,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

NJ: 7 IL: 4 CT: 3 CA: 3 RI: 3 TX: 3 LA: 2 MN: 2 GA: 2 WI: 1

Who Files Complaints?

31.6%
Original Owners
68.4%
Second+ Owners

Land Rover New Range Rover — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
2004558

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28